Moreno Mannini

Moreno Mannini

Personal information
Full name	Moreno Mannini
Date of birth	August 15, 1962 (1962-08-15) (age 49)
Place of birth	Imola, Italy
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Right back
Youth career
1976–1980	Imolese
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1980–1981	Imolese	25	(2)
1981–1982	Forlì	10	(1)
1982–1984	Como	53	(5)
1984–1999	Sampdoria	377	(7)
1999–2000	Nottingham Forest	10	(0)
2000	Imolese	1	(0)
National team
1990–1993	Italy	10	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Moreno Mannini (born 15 August 1962 in Imola, Bologna) is a retired Italian footballer who played as a right defender.

Club career

Mannini started playing professionally with Calcio Como, in Serie B, appearing in 36 games in his second season as the Lombardy club promoted to Serie A. In the following off-season, he signed with fellow top-divisioner U.C. Sampdoria, where he remained for the following 15 years, almost always as an undisputed starter; in the late 80's/early 90's, he was part of a defensive sector which also included Gianluca Pagliuca, Luca Pellegrini, Pietro Vierchowod and Amedeo Carboni, with Roberto Mancini and Gianluca Vialli providing the goals.

During his spell with Samp, Mannini won four Coppa Italia and the 1991 national championship, scoring a crucial goal in the latter competition on 19 May, in a 3–0 home win against U.S. Lecce. He also appeared in two UEFA finals in the 90's, winning the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup against R.S.C. Anderlecht and losing the European Cup against FC Barcelona, the latter match played at Wembley.

In the 1999 summer, following Sampdoria's top level relegation, 37-year old Mannini - who appeared in 510 official games for the club (eight goals) - left Genoa and signed for Nottingham Forest in the Football League Championship, reuniting at the English club with former Sampdoria teammate (and manager) David Platt, as well as other ageing compatriots. He made his official debut on 7 August 1999 in a 1–3 away loss against Ipswich Town,^[1] leaving in the following transfer window, and closing out his career after a few months with his first team, amateurs Imolese Calcio 1919.

International career

Mannini played ten times for Italy, his debut coming on 19 February 1992 at nearly 30 years of age, in a 4–0 friendly win with San Marino in Cesena.

Barred by Giuseppe Bergomi first and Antonio Benarrivo later, he never attended any major international tournament, however.

Honours

• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1989–90; Runner-up 1988–89
• Italian League: 1990–91
• Italian Cup: 1984–85, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1993–94; Runner-up 1985–86, 1990–91
• Italian Supercup: 1991; Runner-up 1988, 1989, 1994
• European Cup: Runner-up 1991–92

References

1. ^ Moreno Mannini; at Sporting Heroes

External links

• Stats at Tutto Calciatori (Italian)
• National team data (Italian)
• Moreno Mannini at National-Football-Teams.com
• Moreno Mannini career stats at Soccerbase

Persondata
Name	Mannini, Moreno
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	15 August 1962
Place of birth	Imola, Italy
Date of death
Place of death